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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Year

Genre

drama, history, war

Box Office

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Inc.

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Ted Lawson

David Thatcher

Dean Davenport

Charles McClure

Bob Clever

Ellen Lawson

Phyllis Thaxter

'Doc' White

Stephen McNally

Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle

'Shorty' Manch

Bob Gray

Davey Jones

Lieut. Randall

Lieut. Miller

Louis Jean Heydt

Don Smith

William 'Bill' Phillips

'Brick' Holstrom

Captain 'Ski' York

Lieut. Jurika

Bud Felton

'Jig' White

Dr. Chung

Young Dr. Chung

Guerilla Charlie

Mr. Parker

Mrs. Parker

Jane

Emmy York

Jacqueline White

Mrs. Reynolds

Lieutenant

Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet'

Jitterbugger

Pilot in Officers' Club

Pilot in Officers' Club

Pilot Singer

Carlyle Blackwell Jr.

Girl in Officers' Club

MP Corporal

Sailor

Girl in Officers' Club

Girl in Officers' Club

Sailor

Chinese Runner

School Teacher

Townsman

Chinese Officer

Pilot in Officers' Club

Jitterbug

Girl in Officers' Club

Elizabeth Dailey

Lieutenant Commander

Girl in Officers' Club

Singer in Officers' Club

Girl in Officers' Club

Jitterbugger

Lt. Smith's Crewman

Captain of Patrol Boat

Lt. Smith's Crewman

Girl

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Sgt. Williams

Jitterbugger

Genevieve Grazis

Joe

Man

William O. Harbach

Judge

Eglin Captain

Girl in Officers' Club

Lt. Smith's Crewman

Eglin Colonel

Virgil Johansen

C-47 Transport Pilot

Sailor

Sailor

Charles King Jr.

Pilot in Officers' Club

Michael Knudsen

Pilot in Officers' Club

Michael Kostrick

Girl in Officers' Club

Girl

Pilot in Officers' Club

Girl in Officers' Club

Pilot in Officers' Club

Girl in Officers' Club

Pilot

Dick Joyce

Girl in Officers' Club

Beryl McCutcheon

Co-Pilot

Girl in Officers' Club

Pilot in Officers' Club

Girl in Officers' Club

Lorraine Miller

Pilot in Officers' Club

Charles Mitchell

Ship's Clerk

Girl in Officers' Club

Girl in Officers' Club

Frances E. Neal

Hallmark

General

Girl in Officers' Club

Girl in Officers' Club

Deck Officer

Lieutenant

Harold Sworland

Lieutenant Commander

Girl in Officers' Club

Eugenia B. Thompson

Pilot in Officers' Club

Bit Part

Wang Tsung

Jitterbugger

Spike Henderson

Hoss Wyler

Chinese Officer

Girl in Officers' Club

Girl in Officers' Club

Foo Ling

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Hello Hello York Doolittle - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Hello Hello York Doolittle

Say, Ski, the guys are all
crazy to know what's up. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Say, Ski, the guys are all crazy to know what's up.

Tell me honey how come you're so cute - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Tell me honey how come you're so cute

Say, did anybody pick up a letter for me? - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Say, did anybody pick up a letter for me?

I'm sorry, sir. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

I'm sorry, sir.

Hey! I'm going to have a baby! - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Hey! I'm going to have a baby!

Hello, flyer. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- What kind of surface wind, Ski?
- Eight miles an hour. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- What kind of surface wind, Ski? - Eight miles an hour.

Did you ever take off
a B-25 at 500 feet, sir? - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Did you ever take off a B-25 at 500 feet, sir?

About 700 feet. He burned his tailskid.
Didn't pull his wheels up soon enough. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

About 700 feet. He burned his tailskid. Didn't pull his...

Ted. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Ted. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

We'd better make this one, or Shorty'll
never let us hear the last of it. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

We'd better make this one, or Shorty'll never let ...

Come on, you hopped up bus drivers. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Come on, you hopped up bus drivers.

- Hey, what gives?
- Shorty's throwing a party. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- Hey, what gives? - Shorty's throwing a party.

Grab your gal, Lawson. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Grab your gal, Lawson.

- Hello, flyer.
- My dance? - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- Hello, flyer. - My dance?

And I love you, Ski. I love
you, I love you, I love you. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

And I love you, Ski. I love you, I love you, I love you.

You know, it's a funny thing. That
Lawson used to be about as graceful - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

You know, it's a funny thing. That Lawson used to be ab...

I got a letter from your mother
this morning. Forgot to tell you. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

I got a letter from your mother this morning. Forgot to tell...

Here. Here. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Ted. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- Ted.
- Well, this is it, honey. We're off. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- Ted. - Well, this is it, honey. We're off.

Wow! Don't go in there in your
bare feet, I broke a glass. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Wow! Don't go in there in your bare feet, I broke a gla...

- We got everything?
- I think so. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- We got everything? - I think so.

Well, be a good girl and
take good care of that baby. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Well, be a good girl and take good care of that baby.

Goodbye. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Hey, the Bay Bridge is off to our right. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Hey, the Bay Bridge is off to our right.

- Is everything okay on your ship?
- Why, yes, sir, yes, sir. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- Is everything okay on your ship? - Why, yes, sir, yes, sir...

They don't even wait until a fellow gets out. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

They don't even wait until a fellow gets out.

- Spike.
- Spike, what's the matter? - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- Spike. - Spike, what's the matter?

They're going to break the Duck's back sure. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

They're going to break the Duck's back sure.

- Boy, that's an awful big ship.
- Yeah, let's take a look at her. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- Boy, that's an awful big ship. - Yeah, let's tak...

These are your quarters, sir. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

These are your quarters, sir.

What dirty, lowlife... Come
out of there, you boll weevil! - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

What dirty, lowlife... Come out of there, you boll weevil!

- Well, are you still glad you came along?
- Sure. Aren't you? - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- Well, are you still glad you came along? - Sure. Aren'...

- What are you guys doing here?
- Oh, just getting a little air. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- What are you guys doing here? - Oh, just getting a little ...

- What's wrong? What happened?
- Just battle stations. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

- What's wrong? What happened? - Just battle stations.

I was Assistant Naval Attach at our embassy in Japan - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

I was Assistant Naval Attach at our embassy in Japan

When I was a kid I used to dream about going someplace on a ship - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

When I was a kid I used to dream about going someplace on a...

They're giving us fifteen
extra cans instead of ten. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

They're giving us fifteen extra cans instead of ten.

Hey, Bob. - Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

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In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.

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Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Writer: Dalton Trumbo, Ted W. Lawson, Bob Considine

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Inc.

Genre: drama, history, war

Year: 1944

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Nov 1944

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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